GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |